Tsovik Shakbandaryan v. Donna E. Shalala, Secretary of Health and Human Services

24 F.3d 249 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Tsovik SHAKBANDARYAN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Donna E. SHALALA, ** Secretary of Health and Human Services, Defendant-Appellee, No. 92-56091. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Feb. 4, 1994. * Decided April 20, 1994. 1 Before: BROWNING and KLEINFELD, Circuit Judges, and FONG, District Judge. *** 2 MEMORANDUM **** 3 We affirm, because of the standard of review. This case presents no serious legal issues. The question is whether substantial evidence in the record as a whole supported the Secretary's determination that Mrs. Shakbandaryan was not disabled. Matney v. Sullivan, 981 F.2d 1016 , 1019 (9th Cir.1992). We do not decide whether she was disabled or not. We only decide whether there was substantial evidence on the whole record supporting the Secretary's decision that she was not. 4 Mrs. Shakbandaryan claimed that she could engage in no gainful employment because of sleeplessness, pain all…